Gray Television is hiring : ALERT DESK ANCHOR (MORNING) - KYTV / KSPR in Springfiel

About Gray Media

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company is the nation's largest owner of top‑rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of U.S. television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top‑rated television station, 100 markets with the first and / or second‑highest‑rated television station, and the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV households. Gray Media also owns Gray Digital Media, a full‑service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray’s additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

About KYTV / KSPR

KY3 and KSPR are part of a seven‑station group in Springfield, MO. KY3 is one of the most dominant NBC affiliates in the country and also produces news for KSPR (ABC) and the Ozarks CW. KY3 / KSPR covers 31 counties in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas. KY3 is known for regional and national award‑winning local news, weather, and sports coverage, large‑scale and numerous community service projects, and effective broadcast and digital marketing solutions. We are proud of our close connections with the communities we serve in the Ozarks.

Job Summary

The KY3 / KSPR newsroom in beautiful Springfield, MO, is looking for a dynamic, energetic breaking news / alert desk anchor in the mornings. The right employee will be part producer, part breaking news anchor, where you pick your own stories. We need someone who can ad‑lib very well throughout several hits during a four‑hour morning newscast, get breaking news up quickly (including video, live cameras, supers, and social media), and be able to use sources to confirm stories quickly. Must bring enterprise, research‑driven stories to the table daily when there is no breaking news. The best candidate will be able to maintain urgency when needed in the newscast and be organized off‑air to help with the website and social media. You will also help anchor several shows on our streaming platform.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Prioritize, organize, and produce individual on‑air hits newscasts following the station brand and goals
• Develop content through cameras, traffic websites, national feeds, affiliates, and independent sources
• Write clearly, concisely, and conversationally
• Ad‑lib during all on‑air hits
• Handle several tasks at once—social media, website, on‑air, produce your hit, and set up FB and streaming hits
• Maintain working knowledge of current events, community issues, and an extensive list of local contacts
• Edit video with an eye for visual elements and graphics that make stories understandable to the viewer
• Develop original story ideas for daily newscasts
• Work with producers on story treatment and accurately gather information for news stories under pressure
• Research social media posts and story ideas under heavy deadline pressure without compromising accuracy or credibility
• Communicate and organize with the news director and executive producer to ensure story accuracy and determine the best presentation of reports
• Shoot and edit yourself using our gear if necessary
• Use ENPS for scripting, including graphics and supers
• Create a unique approach to all digital elements for the newscast, including Facebook page, X, Instagram, and website
• Work Monday–Friday mornings; flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Make regular beat checks
• Demonstrate good news judgment and journalistic integrity
• Maintain professional and ethical conduct at the station and in the community
• Perform other incidental and related duties as assigned; attention to detail is required
• Work with limited supervision
• Be at work during big breaking news, weather coverage, and special event coverage; be out in the field live during big events

Qualifications / Requirements

Additional Info

Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

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